Lijia Liu, Author at The Phoenix

Archives for Lijia Liu

Drag Up Your Life

“We’re all born naked and the rest is drag.” Under our Swarthmore shirts, baggy sweatpants, and heavy winter coats, we’re

Regardless of class year, Swatties often encounter a dreaded word through our conversations with friends, professors, mentors, parents, or sentient

October 10, 2019October 9, 2019 Lijia Liu 0 Comment campus journal, Quaker Matchbox, tea time

Besides the Swat plague, something else seems to spread around Fall Break: the love bug. After one and a half

September 26, 2019September 25, 2019 Lijia Liu 0 Comment campus journal, philadelphia, tea time

Three weeks into the semester and perhaps you are already thinking of escape. Thankfully, Swarthmore is half an hour away

September 12, 2019September 11, 2019 Lijia Liu 0 Comment campus journal, self-care, tea time

Dearly beloved, after three whole months of work, adventure, or relaxation, we’re gathered here today for some good old Swarthmore

February 28, 2019February 27, 2019 Lijia Liu 0 Comment abroad, campus journal, loneliness, oxford

Past midnight on a Friday, I found myself in a kebab shop with two of my clearly intoxicated friends. The

As rain falls gently upon Sproul Hall, Alok Vaid-Menon asked the audience a plaintive question: “Where do all the sad

While most Swatties were gradually adjusting to campus life in early September, Lia D’Alessandro ’21 was sweating it out in